Stefan Hell

director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany
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Stefan Hell

Summary

Stefan Hell is a human[1]. Born in Arad[2], he… he was born on +1962-12-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and chemist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Stefan Hell was born in Arad[2].
  • Stefan Hell was born on +1962-12-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Stefan Hell held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Stefan Hell held citizenship in Romania[9].
  • Stefan Hell's professions included physicist[4].
  • Stefan Hell worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Stefan Hell's professions included chemist[6].
  • Stefan Hell's field of work was chemistry[10].
  • Stefan Hell's field of work was physics[11].
  • Stefan Hell's field of work was microscopy[12].
  • Stefan Hell's field of work was physicist[13].
  • Among Stefan Hell's employers was University of Göttingen[14].
  • Among Stefan Hell's employers was Heidelberg University[15].
  • Among Stefan Hell's employers was Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry[16].
  • Stefan Hell was educated at Heidelberg University[17].
  • Stefan Hell's education included a stint at Carl-Bosch-Gymnasium[18].
  • Stefan Hell's education included a stint at Nikolaus Lenau High School[19].
  • Stefan Hell's doctoral advisor was Siegfried Hunklinger[20].
  • Stefan Hell received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[21].
  • Stefan Hell received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience[22].
  • Stefan Hell received the Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis[23].
  • Stefan Hell received the Körber European Science Prize[24].
  • Stefan Hell received the German Future Prize[25].
  • Stefan Hell received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[26].
  • Stefan Hell was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Stefan Hell's place of birth was Arad[2]. He was born on +1962-12-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Heidelberg University[17], a public research university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1386[30], headquartered in Heidelberg[31]; Carl-Bosch-Gymnasium[18], a Q2782287[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1886[34]; and Nikolaus Lenau High School[19], a high school[35], in Romania[36], founded in 1870[37]. Stefan Hell's doctoral advisor was Siegfried Hunklinger[20]. Academic degrees include doctorate[38] and Doctor of Philosophy[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], and chemist[6]. Fields of work include chemistry[10], a branch of science[40]; physics[11], a branch of science[41]; microscopy[12], a branch of science[42]; and physicist[13], a profession[43]. Employers include University of Göttingen[14], a campus university[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1734[46], headquartered in Göttingen[47]; Heidelberg University[15], a public research university[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1386[50], headquartered in Heidelberg[51]; and Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry[16], a Max Planck Institute[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1948[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry[21], a chemistry award[55], in Sweden[56], founded in 1901[57]; Kavli Prize in Nanoscience[22], a science award[58], founded in 2008[59]; Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis[23], an award[60], founded in 2000[61]; Körber European Science Prize[24], a science award[62], in Germany[63]; German Future Prize[25], an award[64], in Germany[65]; and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[26], a science award[66], in Germany[67], founded in 1985[68].

Why It Matters

Stefan Hell ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

FAQs

Where was Stefan Hell born?

Stefan Hell was born in Arad[2].

What did Stefan Hell do for work?

Stefan Hell worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], and chemist[6].

Where did Stefan Hell go to school?

Stefan Hell was educated at Heidelberg University[17], Carl-Bosch-Gymnasium[18], and Nikolaus Lenau High School[19].

What awards did Stefan Hell receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry[21], Kavli Prize in Nanoscience[22], Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis[23], and Körber European Science Prize[24].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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